In Nigeria’s crude capital, a plan to win the war against oil theftThrough security measures, including gunboats, authorities in Rivers State hope to stop criminals and help production.
‘ECOWAS is making efforts to get across to Niger’: Nigerian defence chiefAhead of an ECOWAS summit in Abuja, the Nigerian general speaks to Al Jazeera about insecurity in West Africa.
OPEC does not control price of oil, says cartel chiefOPEC president talks to Al Jazeera about output cuts, price volatility, and the war in Ukraine and its effect on prices.
Children seized. Towns attacked. Can Nigeria fix security crises?From gangs abducting for ransom to fighters attacking towns, the gov’t faces series of security challenges in the north.
Armed men storm school in Nigeria, abduct 27 studentsPresident Buhari has condemned abduction of 27 students from a secondary school in Niger state.
Nigeria steps up efforts to rescue 300 abducted pupils: LiveState governor says soldiers are working to locate and free 333 schoolboys abducted by armed men.
Old rivals square up again in Ghana’s tight presidential electionMonday’s race for top post expected to pit incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo against predecessor, John Mahama, for third time.
‘Unrelenting’ insecurity: Nigeria reels after massacre of farmersOutrage in Nigeria after killing of dozens of agricultural workers, in latest attack to hit country’s northeast.
Demands for justice grow louder as inquiry probes Lagos shootingSeveral states across Nigeria set up judicial panels to investigate alleged cases of police brutality.
Nigeria seeks to halt looting amid fury over ‘food warehouses’Gov’t-run sites holding supplies meant for distribution during earlier lockdowns have been ransacked this week.